The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Linguistics (Paperback-2019)

In this handbook, renowned scholars from a range of backgrounds provide a state of the art review of key developmental findings in language acquisition. The book places language acquisition phenomena in a richly linguistic and comparative context, highlighting the link between linguistic theory, language development and theories of learning. The book is divided into six parts. Parts I and II examine the acquisition of phonology and morphology respectively, with chapters covering topics such as phono tactics and syllable structure, prosodic phenomena, Compound word formation and processing continuous speech. Part III moves on to the acquisition of syntax, including argument structure, questions, mood alternations and possessives. In part IV, chapters consider semantic aspects of language acquisition, including the expression of genericity, quantification and scalar implicature. Finally, parts V and VI look at theories of learning and aspects of atypical language development respectively.

Jeffrey Lidz is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, having previously held positions at North-western University, the University of Pennsylvania, CNRS Paris and the University of Delaware. His main research interests are in language acquisition, syntax and psycholinguistics and his many publications include articles in Language Acquisition, Language Learning and Development, Language, Linguistic Inquiry, and Natural Language Semantics, as well as chapters in numerous edited volumes. William Snyder is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. His current research topics include argument structure (datives, resultatives, particles, path phrases), A- and A-bar movement (passives, reflexive-clitic constructions, P-stranding, comparatives), compound words and syllable structure. A past editor of the journal Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, Snyder is author of Child Language: The Parametric Approach (OUP 2007). Joe Pater is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts. His work explores phonological theory and acquisition and has been published in journals including Phonology, Linguistic Inquiry, and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. His current research focuses on the use of weighted constraints for the modelling of phonology and its learning. Contributors: Sergio Baauw, Utrecht University Jessica A. Barlow, San Diego State University Misha Becker, UNC Chapel Hill Ann Bunger, Indiana University Anne Christophe, CNRS Paris Jill de Villiers, Smith College Kamil Ud Deen, University of Hawaii Daniel A. Dinnsen, Indiana University-Bloomington Ewen Dunbar, ENS - CNRS - EHESS Jennifer Ganger, University of Pittsburgh Judith A. Gierut, Indiana University - Bloomington Heather Goad, McGill University Sharon Goldwater, University of Edinburgh Takuya Goro, Tsuda College Louise Goyet, University Paris 8 John Grinstead, The Ohio State University Maria Teresa Guasti, University of Milan - Bicocca Paul Hagstrom, Boston University Jeffrey Heinz, University of Delaware William Idsardi, University of Maryland Gaja Jarosz, Yale University Viktor Kharlamov, Florida Atlantic University Susannah Kirby, UNC Chapel Hill Jeffrey Lidz, University of Maryland Theo Marinis, University of Reading Séverine Millotte, CNRS Burgundy Thierry Nazzi, CNRS Paris Descartes Mitsuhiko Ora, University of Edinburgh Anna Papafragou, University of Delaware Joe Pater, University of Massachusetts Lisa Pearl, University of California Irvine Ana T. Pérez-Leroux, University of Toronto Tom Roeper, University of Massachusetts William Sakas, City University of New York Dimitrios Skordos, College of William and Mary William Snyder, University of Connecticut Koji Sugisaki, Mie University Kristen Syrett, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick Anne-Michelle Tessier, University of Alberta Rosalind Thornton, Macquarie University Virginia Valian, Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center Angeliek van Hout, University of Groningen Joshua Viau, Johns Hopkins University Tania S. Zamuner, University of Ottawa Andrea Zukowski, University of Maryland.